Aberdeen v Celtic

[OrlandoDon]

  On 13/08/2023 at 09:34, Elgindon said:

  That kind of comment is not too far off some of the dweeby comments on social media and elsewhere Ive seen though. We fairly manage to find ways of deflating optimism.Despite Ramandanis departure catching us a bit off guard,saw someone saying it was 'pathetic' we didnt have a replacement lined up  

    Not that I expect anything from today,...a good showing and respectable scoreline I'll take this time round. 

  Prediction 2 - 2  Clarkson,Rubezic thunderbolt

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Agree. Signing good players is hard! It also gives polvara morris and Duncan an opportunity to show they are capable of contributing. From the team today I don’t see them as being long term starters and expect at least 3 more signings, which could include loans on the very last day of the window. The bullshit timing of the window and our league starting means we cannot really judge the squad in august, we have to be patient and hope things go our way this month.

[Elgindon]

Im still hoping theres more to come from Duncan,been a bit timid,within himself.A game like this might suit him.Polvara,Morris in the balance.

 Ach well,COYR  

Edited August 13, 2023 by Elgindon

[OxfordDon]

  On 13/08/2023 at 10:32, BigAl said:

Oh dear 

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Vinny comes on in the 79th minute when we are 2-0 down, scores a wonder hattrick in under 8 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stewart comes on in the 87th minute to shore up the defence, concedes 2 OGs.

[redordead]

Gonna be a long game

Miovski being nudged off the ball like a 12 year old. Honestly still don't think he's anywhere near good enough to be leading our line. Never gets his shot away.  Flat track bully.

[wokinginashearerwonderland]

Massive chance missed there by Shinnie. Should be 1-1

[redordead]

I'll give him that. Though duk did the work.

[OrlandoDon]

2 preventable goals, big fan of shinnie but needless shinnie foul for the first and obviously devlin’s error. However, I can take that given we are actually trying to play and attack. Breath of fresh air seeing a first half like that against Celtic.

[OrlandoDon]

And I’ll add it’s only one half. But definitely a clearly different approach to playing Celtic. Refreshing attitude/mentality, what so many have cried out for.

[redordead]

Been a cracking half to be fair. Celtic don't look as good as last season and I think there are more goals in the next half. Hopefully for us ,

[OxfordDon]

We may be losing, but I like what I see in how we are playing.  This game is definitely not out of reach.

[BigAl]

Feel sorry for Devlin.

Reckon over the piece he'll be an ok signing and a solid 7/10 most games.

[OrlandoDon]

Oh. And morris hasn’t been shite!

[Panda]

Encouraging 45 mins. Duncan needs to sort out his first touch, other than that he's been okay. Odd to see Rubezic overlapping and getting to the edge of the box but I like it, it appears Robson wants him to target Nawrocki.

Shinnie - needless foul for first goal apart - been excellent, as has Duk. 

Just really frustrating as we should be at least level.

 

[OrlandoDon]

Think devlin will be a solid signing for us. And big Ruby at the back will get booked most games. Just hope he lasts this game…..and many!

[OxfordDon]

  On 13/08/2023 at 11:58, OrlandoDon said:

Oh. And morris hasn’t been shite!

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For the first time ever there's been the faintest trace of anticipation when Morris strides forward with the ball, instead of an overbearing acceptance of imminent disappointment.

Polvara looking pretty good too.

[OxfordDon]

  On 13/08/2023 at 11:56, BigAl said:

Feel sorry for Devlin.

Reckon over the piece he'll be an ok signing and a solid 7/10 most games.

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Devlin looks like he has the mentality that he will fight tooth and nail to make up for his error.

[OrlandoDon]

  On 13/08/2023 at 12:08, OxfordDon said:

Devlin looks like he has the mentality that he will fight tooth and nail to make up for his error.

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And he did. Besides the 5 min wobble after the error he was very good.

[Slim]

Another game, another baffling lack of substitutes.

[OrlandoDon]

I hate losing but I can accept that. We gave it our best, loved the attitude. Can’t criticize anyone, good performances all around but special mention to ruby, very good player. We really lacked a number 10/center mid to help clarkson. Not a dig at shinnie or polvara but we lacked quality there resulting in too much long ball.

[OxfordDon]

Sky commentary is insufferable, you wonder if they even bother to check who the other team is each week.

[wee toon red]

  On 13/08/2023 at 12:57, Slim said:

Another game, another baffling lack of substitutes.

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Wouldn’t say it’s baffling, just a lack of options. Besuijen and Bavidge were the only unused attacking subs and I wouldn’t expect either of them to have made a difference. The team was playing well so no point making changes just for the sake of it.

[OrlandoDon]

  On 13/08/2023 at 12:57, Slim said:

Another game, another baffling lack of substitutes.

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Who do we have on the bench good enough to change the game? Thought he brought on the only player on our bench good enough to make a difference in this game.

[OrlandoDon]

  On 13/08/2023 at 12:59, OxfordDon said:

Sky commentary is insufferable, you wonder if they even bother to check who the other team is each week.

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Red tv is the way to go. Very enjoyable commentating, Rob is great and every guest does well discussing the game. Costs you but a good donation to the club!

[Slim]

It’s not really about making a difference, more balancing out Celtic having 5 players with fresh legs and fitness levels usually being a main contributor to result swings in the last 10-15 minutes of games.

[Elgindon]

Wasnt as painful as I thought it might be.Get our weaker areas sorted(left back and central midfield,) and we might have taken something from today.

    Looking forward to the 2 or 3 apparent new recruits,and what we might do when everyones fit.